Day: July 28, 2008

Flash Flood Season in the Rocky Mountain West – Just a Reminder

by on July 28th, 2008

Jeff Braun This is just a brief reminder that it is monsoon/(FLASH) flood season here in Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West and adjacent High Plains.  While this region is no stranger to flooding conditions…particularly in the late spring and early summer when combined severe weather threats often aggravate the ongoing snow Continue Reading

Climatology Heavy Rain and Flooding Issues Monsoon Problems in Forecasting

Hello Dolly! Tropical Cyclone Season has “un”officially arrived!

by on July 28th, 2008

Jeff Braun As Hurricane Dolly made its way into southern Texas July 24, 2008 with 100+ mph winds, drenching a 40 mile wide and 100mile long stretch, along and north of the Rio Grande River, with anywhere between 8 and 22 inches of rain, it heralded the true beginning of tropical cyclone season here in the lower 48.  Yes, the Continue Reading

Tropical Cyclones